A joy of poetry that children love is its power to explain something simple in an imaginative way. Take the…
Teaching Moments
Children love nonsense poems that make them laugh out loud, and LIMERICKS are at the top of the nonsense list! …
January 21, 2011
A Charm-ed Bracelet
I have a treasure that is… well, a treasure to me. It’s a simple little silver charm bracelet with several…
Charming and delightful and oh-so-wicked… words that entice children and make them smile! This little poem by 19th century poet/author…
Children love the rhythms, rhymes, sounds, words and feelings of poems written for them. CRADLE SONG by 20th century Indian…
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 – FULL MOON! The FULL MOON has been celebrated in literature throughout history. Legends, stories, tales,…
The simplicity of a moment is what makes poetry so appealing to children… even very young children. Children “get” the…
Children are drawn to poetry because it makes us think. When talking about poetry with young children, it’s not necessary…
Poetry can sometimes be completely silly, laugh-out-loud fun. 20th century American poet Jack Prelutsky will grab your children by their…
Poets see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Poets have a gift of words… like an inner secret… to show us…
“To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.“ – Jean-Paul Satre.…
One way to express how you feel about something is to write about it or tell about it. One way…
Poetry is sometimes described as the musical genre because the words of a poem seem to sing. Rhythms and sounds…
Children are very good at creating mental images from words. Name one thing and a child will tell you all…
Let’s take a walk today with 20th century American poet Carl Sandburg… through the mysterious veil we call FOG. What…
You may recognize the famous first couple of lines of the poem THE ARROW AND THE SONG by 19th century…
While planning the content for my 365 Days of Literacy for Kids – Fun, Easy & Completely Do-able, I remained…
Let’s take a joyous walk today with your children and 20th century poet Japanese Chiyojo as we celebrate a simple…
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